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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 417
the names is that of F. PETRESWICK who distinguished himself as an Artillerist.... Another of the same name, A. PETRESWICK joined this Company February 25, 1836. The two are supposed to be brothers. GEORGE THAYER, 2nd Sergeant, whose name was W. J. THAYER was another to win fame in the battle only to lose his life in the massacre. J. TYLER was JAMES TYLER, I believe. A. G. LEMOND was transferred to CAPT. DUVALL's Kentucky Company and was also killed in the massacre. Muster Roll, WYATT's Company. B. T. BRADFORD, First Lieutenant, OLIVER SMITH, 2nd Lieutenant, WM. WALLACE, 1st Seargent, GEORGE THAYER, 2nd Seargent, HENRY SHELKY, 3rd Seargent, J. D. RAINS, 4th Seargent, OLIVER BROWN, Ordnance Master, ALLEN PETERS, musician. Privates: GABRIEL BUSH, JAMES CORNELIUS, N. DEBRISKI, HENRY DIXON, T. B. FRIZEL, J. H. FISHER, ED. D. FULLER, FRED GIBENRATH, JAS. HAMILTON, E. D. HARRISON, J. KIRTIKY, _. MIXON, WM. A. McLENNDER, J. F. MORGAN, F. PETRESWICK, WM. S. PARKER, CHAS. PATTON, A. PETRESWICK, JOHN R. PARKER, WM. R. SIMPSOM, J. C. STEWART, FRED SIVERMAN, ALLEN WRENN, J. TYLER, A. G. LEMOND. Those whose names I have called have estates in Texas, granted for their heirs, after the war...I have been in Texas over 40 years. FRANK TEMPLETON. Whitesburg. Died--MRS. ELIZABETH PARKER, at her home in Gardener Settlement. She left three children, two daughters and one son. Funeral services were held Sunday by her pastor for more than 40 years and remains laid in Evenezer Burying Ground. (Death Record: ELIZABETH PARKER, born in Alabama, aged 55, died April 2, Whitesburg, buried Ebenezer Church. Widow. Note--did not find a stone when copied those there. KPJ) Died Monday at the home of hey-mother MRS. W. H. WATKINS on Rand Street, MRS. IDA GILLESPIE; leaves a devoted husband, little daughter, mother and several brothers. April 20, 1892 It is with profound regret we announce the death of MRS. SUSAN C. ERSKINE on Sunday last, April 17th at the residence of her son-in-law, MRS. JAMES H. HASTIN. MRS. ERSKINE was in the 88th year of her age, and one of the oldest residents of Huntsville. She had lived here since early childhood, her father, COL. ALBERT RUSSELL, a Pennsylvanian by birth and LT. COL. in the Revolutionary Army having moved from Loudon County, Virginia* to Alabama in 1816 when she was quite young. She was born near Leesburg, Virginia in the year 1805, her mother's maiden name being ANN FRANCES HOOE. In the year 1820 she was married to DR. ALEX ERSKINE whose name has long been identified with the history of Huntsville as one of its earliest and most prominent physicians. By this marriage there was a large family of children of whom most of the surviving members are yet residents of this place. She was of Scotch Irish descent, a Presbyterian by ancestry, and has been for over 65 years a member of the Presbyterian Church of this city.... Peaceful be her last sleep! (* DAR Lineage Book 142, page 132 gives ALBERT RUSSEL's rank in the Revolution as Lieutenant only. He lived in Maury County, Tennessee for a time, before coming to Madison County, having gone to Maury County in 1807.) April 20, 1892 DR. BRYSON received a dispatch from the officers of the Presbyterian Church at Montgomery informing him of the death of DR. (DEWITT) BURKHEAD Monday evening and asking him to conduct the funeral service. DR. BURKHEAD had charge of the Presbyterian Church here from June, 1876 to May, 1879. He was a native of North Carolina, a graduate of the Theological Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina, Chaplain in the Confederate Army and for several years pastor at Athens, Georgia. From here he went to Paris, Texas and spent several years. His last charge was Montgomery, Alabama. His family will have the sympathy of friends in this community. April 27, 1892 With sorrow we announce the death of ARTHUR HARRIS, only child of DR. GEORGE M. HARRIS, at his residence Sunday night. "Whatever sins he was guilty of were only sins against himself." He was devoted to the wife and baby he leaves behind. (Death Record: ARTHUR LEE HARRIS, aged 35, born in Alabama, "no occupation," died in Huntsville April 25, 1892...married.) 417 - (3717)